Celebrities react to President Donald Trump's Twitter ban

Over the weekend, Twitter made the decision to permanently ban President Donald Trump from the platform "due to the risk of further incitement of violence", the company has said.

Referring specifically to the "@realDonaldTrump account" in a statement posted to Twitter's blog site, the company advised that the account had been permanently suspended.

The statement reads in part:

"After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence. 

"In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action."

In its statement, Twitter also revealed that no accounts "above our rules entirely" and that Twitter cannot be used "to incite violence, among other things".

In response to the ban, many celebrities have taken to the social media platform themselves to voice their thoughts - and not all of them are happy with the decision (but a lot of them are).

One of Trump's greatest social media sparring partners, Chrissy Teigen, certainly found the whole thing rather funny.

Actress and presenter Jameela Jamila wrote that 2021 is once again "looking up".

Scrubs star Zach Braff mocked the outgoing president with a photo and witty caption.

Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen poignantly typed: "This is the most important moment in the history of social media.

"The world’s largest platforms have banned the world's biggest purveyor of lies, conspiracies and hate.

"To every Facebook and Twitter employee, user and advocate who fought for this--the entire world thanks you!"

Avengers star Mark Ruffalo also thanked Twitter and its employees.

American comedian and actress Leslie Jones wrote: "This is long time coming!! Your turn everybody time to ban this mutha*****".

Star Trek legend George Takei also poked fun at the President.

Glee's Kevin McHale also had shared his thoughts on the issue, writing: "This isn't about censorship or free speech. It's about protecting lives. Trump's words have now directly lead to 5 deaths & an attack on the US Capitol.
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Twitter/tech companies should always ban anyone who incites & encourages violence - especially when they have a big platform."

Frozen star Josh Gad also shared a joke with his followers.

Author Stephen King said that Twitter's decision "makes him proud to be a Twitterhead".

And many of Trump's biggest critics also relished in the ban:

However, not every famous face was please with Twitter's decision.

Kirstie Alley has condemned the social media giant's ban, posting several tweets on the matter:

Journalist Megyn Kelly also wrote: "If you’re on the right or not woke or want to raise Q’s about the integrity of our electoral system, you’re next."

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